to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
stairs; stairway; staircase
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
father; dad; husband; you; he
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate