endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
heart; guts; nerve; central part
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
to approach; to draw near
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
company president; manager; director
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to blow off; to be blown off
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
such; like that; that sort of; very
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...