fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
all present; all concerned; all of us
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
form; shape; figure; visage
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)