soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
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
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
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)
finding employment; getting a job
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
teacher-training curriculum
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!