regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to do for (the sake of someone else)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
treatment (of a person); dealing with
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
vocal sound; tone of voice
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
unveiling; debut; introduction
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside