neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
no!; no no!; no, not at all
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
leopard plant (Farfugium japonicum); Japanese silverleaf
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
now; the present time; just now; another; more
the times; the world; society
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to mind; to care; to worry
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
general election (of the lower house); fan popularity voting (esp. for idols); popularity contest
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(distinction of) sex; gender
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
exemplar; model; example; pattern