always; all the time; never; usual; regular
number one; first; best; most; game; round
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to apologize; to apologise
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
summer vacation; summer holiday
family vacation; family trip
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
father; dad; husband; you; he
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to approach; to draw near
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?