why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
man; male; masculine gender
together; at the same time; same; identical
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
diagnosis; medical examination
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to face; to go towards; to head towards
rikka; formal style of ikebana
breath; breathing; tone; mood
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
pointing out; identification
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
results; record; grades; marks
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about