air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
sudden braking; slamming on the brakes
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
matter causing distress; something causing worry
woman; female; feminine gender
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
tool; implement; means; furniture
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
hating; strongly disliking
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to gather; to collect; to assemble
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...