this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
I see; that's right; indeed
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
the other day; lately; recently
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
feeling; sense; impression
to be silent; to say nothing
older sister; elder sister
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
adds force or indicates command
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
name; given name; first name
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
increase in the average age of marriage
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...