and yet; though; when; in spite of
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
that's the way it is; such is life
when it becomes; when it comes to
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
trivial; not amounting to much
understood; I see; OK; present; here
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
illumination; decorative lighting
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
such; like that; that sort of; very
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
very; extremely; excessively
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff