but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
administration (of medicine)
advanced level; high grade; senior
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
sorry; excuse me; thank you
snake; serpent; large snake
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
absorption; suction; attraction
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
not necessarily so; is not always true
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)