ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
no!; no no!; no, not at all
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in the mountains; among the mountains
natto (fermented soybeans)
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
name; given name; first name
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily