thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
ahead; before; the future
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
does not match (one's, its) appearance
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
what if (as in "what if" stories)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
family; members of a family
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
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.)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
about; concerning; as to; regarding
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy; lazy; careless; noncommittal
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
serious; not joking; straight
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.