before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
home; household; family; hearth
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
physical work; manual labour (labor)
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
results; record; grades; marks
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
then; well; so; well then
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
(something) so small; so little; trifling
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
3rd day of the month; three days
to pass (of time); to elapse
and then; and so; and; so then
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
grandfather; male senior-citizen
female high school student
photo booth that prints out cards and stickers of the resulting photograph, which are then traded among friends
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime