to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
short distance; short range; short-haul
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
menu; schedule; program; menu
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
called; known as; that; to say
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
novel; story; (work of) fiction