calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
president's office; director's office
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
slot machine; fruit machine; poker machine
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
door; gate; opening; title page
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
Nagano (city, prefecture)
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
Saitama (city, prefecture)
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings