necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
re-examination; reinspection; retest
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
the other day; a few days ago
municipal hospital; public hospital
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
while; during; while; although; all; both
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
single; single bed; hotel room with a single bed; single-breasted; single-cuffed; single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters); singles (e.g. in tennis)
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
man; male; masculine gender
travelling alone; solitary journey
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)