to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
now; the present time; just now; another; more
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
notice; attention; observation
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
young female TV announcer (who also frequently functions as a television talent doing on-location fluff pieces for variety shows)
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
how; in what way; how about