this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
two persons; two people; pair; couple
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
close; intimate; on good terms
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
suffix for familiar person
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
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
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
why; how; for what reason
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
old maid (game); living without one's mother-in-law
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays