this year; this fiscal year; this school year
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
it is I who should say so
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to say; to be called; to do
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting; separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period); (arch.) room for a very low class prostitute; (arch.) very low class prostitute
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
no!; no no!; no, not at all
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
I see; that's right; indeed
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...