confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
school education; formal education
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
settlement; solution; resolution
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
system; institution; organization; organisation
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
for example; for instance; e.g.
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)