serialization; serialisation; serial story
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
name; given name; first name
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
is that so?; I see; right; oh
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
way of calling (something or someone)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
because; as; since; so; due to
two persons; two people; pair; couple
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
since when; from when; how long
senior high school; high school
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")