man; male; masculine gender
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
it is I who should say so
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
after that; afterwards; thereafter
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
the seven spring flowers; the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers; the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
interview (e.g. for a job)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
repayment; settlement (of a debt); paying off; reimbursement (of expenses)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
stay of execution; suspended sentence
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
release; liberation; acquittal
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else