don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
match; game; bout; contest
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
estimate (of costs); budget
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising