direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
man; male; masculine gender
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
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)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to part left and right; to open out
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
tension; mental strain; nervousness
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
person from the Kansai region
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
such; like that; that sort of; very
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah