excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
(written) contract; agreement
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
another time; some other time
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to be needed; to be wanted
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
adds force or indicates command
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to be silent; to say nothing
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
duty; obligation; responsibility
living by oneself; living alone
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
just because; even if; even though
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
coexistence; living together
to imitate; to follow; to emulate