no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
hallway slippers; indoor shoes; overshoes; rubbers; galoshes
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
light; easy; non-serious; minor
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
because of; owing to; due to
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back