so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
honorific/polite/humble prefix
kitchen work; work in the kitchen; kitchen chores
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
shoulder rub; shoulder massage
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
it's no joke; gimme a break!
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
property; fortune; assets
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer