honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
than; from; out of; except; but; more
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
greeting; a fine thing to say
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
such; this sort of; like this
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
the other day; a few days ago
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to apologize; to apologise
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
one-ring hang-up call (to receive a call back, oft. for scams); missed call for exchanging phone numbers; wangiri
business; trade; operations; sales
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
story; tale; talk; discussion
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
apparent age (of someone); rough age
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
I see; that's right; indeed
police; police officer; police station
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)