clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
father; dad; husband; you; he
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
just because; even if; even though
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
summer vacation; summer holiday
komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
every year; yearly; annually
Odaiba (artificial island in Tokyo Bay)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix