isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
beginning; outset; first; onset
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
player (of music, instrument, etc.)
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
silence; stillness; quietness
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest