to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
as you see; as you can see
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
good performance; good work; great success
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
name; given name; first name
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
medical treatment; medical care
to say; to be called; to do
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
(short) rest; breather; break
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery