to say; to be called; to do
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
shortcoming; fault; flaw; imperfection
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
greeting; a fine thing to say
to have the privilege of doing
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
legend; folklore; tradition
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
entertainment district; amusement area; pleasure quarter; red-light district
woman who works in the sex industry
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
since then; from that time; ever since