foreign; abroad; overseas
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
I'm stuffed; that was good; what a meal
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
really; truly; indeed; good grief
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces