on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
ministry proper; home office; head office; this ministry; this department
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
passing through without stopping; passing by
last night; yesterday evening
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
trouble; bother; annoyance
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
summer vacation; summer holiday
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
originally; by nature; from the start
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)