nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
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)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
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
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish