was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
... years old; age (of) ...
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
height (of a person); stature
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
randoseru; firm-sided leather (or synthetic leather) backpack used by elementary school children
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
older sister; lass; young lady
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
if you think about it; come to think of it
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
"bird-in-the-cage" children's game
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student