is it?; isn't it?; be; is
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)
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
night duty; night shift; night work
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
called; known as; that; to say
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
what kind of; what sort of; what
meaning; significance; sense
surely; certainly; without doubt
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
... years old; age (of) ...
fourth year of elementary school; fourth year elementary school student
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
please (give me); please (do for me)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to pass (of time); to elapse
two persons; two people; pair; couple
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
Laputa (flying island in Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember