insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to be found; to be discovered
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
meaning; significance; sense
white stone; white (go pieces)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
what kind of; what sort of; what
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
Setagaya City; Setagaya Ward
thousand years; millennium; eternity
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
about; concerning; related to; -ish
medical treatment; medical care
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember