is it?; isn't it?; be; is
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
stray sheep; lost lamb; (fig.) person at a loss for what to do
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
titles omitted; (names listed) without honorifics
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
flan (baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case); flan; crème caramel; caramel custard
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast