thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
nothing but; except; no more than
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
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.)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other