head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
Shimane (prefecture); (arch.) island country
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
troublesome; annoying; complicated
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish