pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
headquarters; head office; main office
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
master sergeant; sergeant major (JSDF)
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in that way; thus; so; so?
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
myself; yourself; I; me; you
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
if so; in that case; in that situation
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that