there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
just a minute; small quantity
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
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
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
drinking party; get-together
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
Kanji era (1087.4.7-1094.12.15)
such; this sort of; like this
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
bento; Japanese box lunch
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank