country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(medical) doctor; physician
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
how long; how far; how much
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
at first; in the beginning; originally
in that way; thus; so; so?
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that