how many years; how long; what year
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
program (e.g. TV); programme
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
with one's mouth wide open; gapingly
name; given name; first name
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the