town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
just because; even if; even though
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
custom; habit; customary practice
by myself; in person; by oneself
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
understood; I see; OK; present; here
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to try out the food at various restaurants
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late