it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
don't you think?; indicates question
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
not understanding; not knowing
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
sorry; excuse me; thank you
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine