sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
Chōshū; (former) Nagato Province
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
president (of a society); chairman
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
age; years; longevity; long life; congratulation; celebration
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
what kind of; what sort of; what
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
fruit sandwich; sandwich filled with fruit and sweetened whipped cream
bringing; taking; carrying
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
trunk (of the body); soma
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
on the net; on the Internet; on the web
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not