shopping; purchased goods
cooperation; collaboration
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
luminous body (e.g. of a shooting star); bright metal; sliced fish with the silver skin left on (iwashi, aji, sayori, sanma, kohada, etc.); 20-point card; bright
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
present; gift; to give a present or gift
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
elder sister; effeminate man
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary