a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
all; entire; whole; altogether
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
is that so?; I see; right; oh
number one; first; best; most; game; round
man; male; masculine gender
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
beginning; outset; first; onset
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
country; territory; domain; realm
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
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
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
urban area; urban district
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon