life; living; I; me; student
beautiful spring; fine spring day
settlement; solution; resolution
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
quite; utterly; really; completely
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
opinion in writing; written opinion; argument
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
first offence; first offense; first offender
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
how many years; how long; what year
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
toast; congratulatory cup
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
your husband; her husband
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart