from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
municipal railway; city streetcar; tram
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
Japan's best; number one in Japan
viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
purse; handbag; pocketbook
please be careful; please take care
incident; affair; happening; event
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
new student; freshman; first-year student
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)