fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
divine protection; divine blessing; blessed; fortunate; monetary offering (to a temple or shrine); form of Edo-period business tax
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
so; therefore; and; (and) then
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and