companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
life; living; I; me; student
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
how; in what way; how about
to apologize; to apologise