today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
how; in what way; how about
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
(small crunchy) dried sardines
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...