where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
grandfather; male senior-citizen
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
father; dad; husband; you; he
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to be needed; to be wanted
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon