this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
Kentucky Fried Chicken; KFC
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
primary school; elementary school; grade school
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
newly appointed; inaugural
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement