today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(another's) daughter; young lady
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
second (unit of time); arc second
hello; good day; good afternoon
debate between party leaders (in the Japanese Diet)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
(some) more; even more; longer; further
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive