there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
please (give me); please (do for me)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now