as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
last night; yesterday evening
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be needed; to be wanted
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible