direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
number one; first; best; most; game; round
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
scientific crime detection; forensic investigation
one by one; one after another; successively
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
business trip; official trip
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up