telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
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
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
it is I who should say so
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
reality; actuality; hard fact
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
individual; private person; personal; natural person
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong