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
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
in this way; thus; such; uh...
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
boy; son; baby boy; young man
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
it's been a long time; long time no see
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking