that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
telephone call; telephone (device)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
the way one works; one's working manner
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
state-supported provincial temple (Nara period)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
food; food products; foodstuffs
bento; Japanese box lunch