where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
balance inquiry (of a bank account)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
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)
institute of technology; technological university; technical university; engineering college
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
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
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
total (money); full amount; sum
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
all; entire; whole; altogether
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
how; in what way; by what means
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
difficult to hear; hard to hear; unpleasant to hear; painful to hear; difficult to ask
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
dull; stupid; thickheaded; slow; sluggish
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to face; to go towards; to head towards
myself; yourself; I; me; you