yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
genuine article; real thing; real deal
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
the other day; a few days ago
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to be mad about; to be hooked on
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
by myself; in person; by oneself
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
welcome party for new students