to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
good feeling; feeling good
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
license; permit; licence; certificate
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
understood; I see; OK; present; here
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to be too late; to be too slow
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
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to say; to be called; to do
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
tension; mental strain; nervousness
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
how many years; how long; what year
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other