so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to congratulate; to celebrate
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
it's been a long time; long time no see
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
father; dad; husband; you; he
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
older sister; lass; young lady
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
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)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
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
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such