why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
being argued into silence; being left speechless
please (give me); please (do for me)
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
hating; strongly disliking
both; both sides; both parties
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
older sister; lass; young lady
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
night duty; night shift; night work
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not