facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to rise; to erect; to get up
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that is to say; so that means
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching; (public) attention; interest
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
nothing but; none other than
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
platform; home; home base; home plate
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
river; stream; River; the ... river
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself