recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
alone; by oneself; on one's own
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
Aomori (city, prefecture)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
number one; first; best; most; game; round
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
successful candidate; prizewinner
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow