yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
background chatter on a film, TV show, etc.; walla; rhubard; extras; background actors
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
interior design; interior; upholstery
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(some) more; even more; longer; further
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
life; living; I; me; student
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key