and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
empty rice field (between the harvest and spring)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to be found; to be discovered
two persons; two people; pair; couple
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
after all; because; but; even; too; as well