knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
waste of time; killing time
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
just because; even if; even though
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
impossible to do (although wants to)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
long ago; already; a long time ago
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
had better ...; had better not ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case