fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
time; hour; period; class
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
father; dad; husband; you; he
in that way; thus; so; so?
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)
true state; actual condition; reality
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
low (level, value, price, etc.)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
performer; entertainer; celebrity
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
whole story; full picture; full particulars
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
retort; back talk; backchat
together; at the same time; same; identical
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
how; in what way; how about
recently; lately; these days
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
compilation; editing; recording