soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
around 40 (years of age, esp. women)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
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)