a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
inside one's heart; in one's mind
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shuuto (type of pitch commonly used in Japan); shootball; shoot (of a tree or plant); chute
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(some) more; even more; longer; further
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)