to recall; to remember; to recollect
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
gesture; gesticulation; motion
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
two persons; two people; pair; couple
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
fellow countryman; compatriot; person from the same province; person from said country
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
fluent (in a language); flowing
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine