it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
great earthquake (disaster); highly destructive earthquake
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to grow up; to become an adult
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
eagerly; earnestly; zealously; wholeheartedly; diligently; assiduously
while studying; presently studying
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
it's been a long time; long time no see
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality