more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
God; god; ace; king; superior person
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
weekend; Saturday and Sunday