appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
hello; good day; good afternoon
man; male; masculine gender
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
speaking voice; talking voice
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
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
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
former (incumbent); predecessor