I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
and; AND (Boolean operator)
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
scenery; scene; landscape
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
number one; first; best; most; game; round
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
article; news story; report; account
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
now; the present time; just now; another; more
expression; presentation; representation; notation
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion