why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
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
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
story; tale; talk; discussion
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
until now; so far; up to the present
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do