here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
senior high school; high school
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to collect; to assemble; to gather
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
taking responsibility upon oneself (and resigning)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
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)
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to close (one's eyes); to shut
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to be found; to be discovered
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...