to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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 (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
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; 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; enhancement; solidification
menu; schedule; program; (computer) 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
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
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; no sooner than; once
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid