reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
owner (esp. of a business)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
close; intimate; on good terms
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
while; during; while; although; all; both
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
living room (Western style); sitting room
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing