endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
such; like that; that sort of; very
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
many; much; plenty; hardly
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to subsist; to keep on living
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
single word; a few words; brief comment
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
how many years; how long; what year
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)