closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
detour; circumvention; turning movement
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
that's true; of course; obviously
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour