study; diligence; discount; reduction
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
opossum shrimp (Mysida spp.); mysid
hidden treasure; treasured article
article; news story; report; account
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
bank; banking institution
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to employ; to hire; to charter
dried small sardines, etc. used to make fish stock; person in bank transfer scam whose role it is to withdraw the cash
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action