to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
such; this sort of; like this
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to talk; to chat; to chatter
such; like that; that sort of; very
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
name; given name; first name
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to say; to be called; to do
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit