new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
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)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
rubbish heap; garbage dump
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
rather; better; instead; if anything
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be found; to be discovered
much less; to say nothing of
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
enterprise; business; company; corporation
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
letter of resignation; request for retirement
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
father; dad; husband; you; he
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
abrupt; sudden; unexpected