mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
Japan and the Philippines
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
the other day; a few days ago
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion