good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
night watch; night guard; night shift
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
water breaking (during pregnancy)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
in puffs; in whiffs; in flashes
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
it is I who should say so
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
Sachertorte; chocolate cake filled with apricot jam and topped with chocolate icing
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
adviser; advisor; consultant
three; three years of age
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
piece; fragment; one (object)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to close (one's eyes); to shut
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family