look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
meaning; significance; sense
discovery; detection; finding
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
together; at the same time; same; identical
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
outside of; not covered by
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
story; tale; talk; discussion
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
all; entire; whole; altogether
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
even if; even though; however; no matter how
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back