hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
because of; owing to; due to
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
back off!; leave me alone!
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
how; in what way; how about
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
participation; joining; entry
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction