New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
living by oneself; living alone
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
maternity health record book; mother and child health notebook
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
name; given name; first name
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
rather; better; instead; if anything
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
adds force or indicates command
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
feeling; sense; impression
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)