to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
trouser zipper (mainly for males); fly
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
woman; female; feminine gender
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
relation; connection; relevance
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to show up; to appear; to turn up
company-internal information
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
isolation; being alone; being friendless
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
no!; no no!; no, not at all
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
convenient; handy; useful
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine