poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
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
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
name; given name; first name
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
company; corporation; workplace
business; trade; operations; sales
since when; from when; how long
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
hospitalization; hospitalisation
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
question; inquiry; enquiry
both; both sides; both parties
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)