to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
because of; owing to; due to
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
eating; bite (in fishing)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
junior high school student; middle school pupil
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
grandfather; male senior-citizen
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
boy; son; baby boy; young man
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
spin; rotation; spin (PR, politics)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to be found; to be discovered
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire