here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
J; j; Japan; joule; jack (playing card); tatami mat (as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm); Japan Professional Football League
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
how can (one) do something
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
how; in what way; how about
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
hospitalization; hospitalisation
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)