this world; this life; world of the living
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
family; relatives; dependents; household
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
in perfect form; going swimmingly
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus