today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
only; merely; but; no more than
two classes; double; two sets
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be able to manage somehow or another
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to count; to include in the number
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
no!; no no!; no, not at all
any more; any further; any better; any longer
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
matcha; powdered green tea
bracken-starch dumpling; type of dumpling traditionally made using bracken starch
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
such; like that; that sort of; very
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible