course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
the other day; a few days ago
drinking party; get-together
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to ask a question; to ask questions
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
interference; meddling; butting in
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
meaning; significance; sense
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
connection; link; relationship
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to have a talk; to tell a story
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
main question; real issue at hand