direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to be plump; to be chubby
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
history of Japan; Japanese history
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
by myself; in person; by oneself
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
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
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump