sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age