I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
majority group (party, faction)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
Japanese person; Japanese people
pronunciation; production of sound
to talk; to chat; to chatter
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
considerably; fairly; quite
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
difficult to ...; hard to ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
not caring; not giving a damn
of course; certainly; naturally
question; inquiry; enquiry
family; members of a family
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to set (sun); to become dark
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious