thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
woman; female; feminine gender
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
about when; about what time; how soon
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
don't you think?; indicates question
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to be worried; to be troubled
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
ohajiki; traditional children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces of coloured glass or plastic; gun; pistol
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay