first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
memory; sense; experience
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
contract; compact; agreement
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
failure; mistake; blunder
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...