important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
(some) more; even more; longer; further
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
gyaru; (young) woman adhering to a fashion style usually characterized by dyed hair and gaudy clothing; gal; girl; young woman
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
experience; history; record; career
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
magazine; journal; periodical
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
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)