the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
number-withheld phone calls
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
silent phone call (form of harassment)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
serious; not joking; straight
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
in this way; thus; such; uh...
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
homeroom; form room; form class
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
than; from; out of; except; but; more
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
physical condition; state of health
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)