country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to be helpful; to be useful
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
conveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round; sushi train; kaiten-zushi
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so