-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
convenient; handy; useful
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
in that way; thus; so; so?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
time; hour; period; class
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
long ago; once upon a time
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
older sister; elder sister
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
river; stream; River; the ... river