huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
what time; (lit.) which hour
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in