important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
postage; communications expenses
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
please (give me); please (do for me)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross