be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
around 40 (years of age, esp. women)
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
serious; not joking; straight
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to be entwined; to be involved
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
back off!; leave me alone!