be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
about when; about what time; how soon
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
senior high school; high school
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
company president; manager; director
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
writing (e.g. as a profession)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
two parts; two copies; the second part
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
don't you think?; indicates question
offender; criminal; culprit
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.