-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
(some) more; even more; longer; further
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
myself; yourself; I; me; you
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
business world; business circles; (the) industry
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
third month of the lunar calendar; Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
medical university; medical college; medical school
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
had better ...; had better not ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony