not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
police; police officer; police station
descendant; posterity; offspring
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
not limited to; not just ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
laughing embarrassedly and sticking out one's tongue
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to move forward; to move on
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)