to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to live; to make a living; to get on with
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
nothing but; except; no more than
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
it's been a long time; long time no see
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
moving in (to a house, apartment, etc.); taking up residence
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
at that time; in those days
to have a talk; to tell a story
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
middle of the night; dead of night