even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
time; hour; period; class
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
then; well; so; well then
change of job; change of occupation; career change
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
patience; endurance; perseverance
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
don't you think?; indicates question
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
yen (currency of Japan); circle
man; male; masculine gender
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
number of characters per line, page, etc.
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there