preface; introduction; preamble
several times; once or twice
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
husband and wife; married couple
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
honorific/polite/humble prefix
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
proposal; proposition; suggestion
in accordance with; according to
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
in comparison to; rather than
to summon; to get used to call
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to be worried; to be troubled
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
first generation; founder