talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
myself; yourself; I; me; you
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
difficult to ...; hard to ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
stealthily; secretly; in secret
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
such; like that; that sort of; very
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
and; thereupon; because of that