I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
one's post; place of work; workplace
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do