about this time; about now
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
very much; exceedingly; extremely
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
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
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
one life; one's life; one order; one command
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
later on; eventually; afterwards
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
Vespa (Italian scooter and moped brand)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care