is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
for your information; I'm telling you
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to have a terrible time; to have a hard time
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
section manager; section chief
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
all present; all concerned; all of us
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute