I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
eighth month of the lunar calendar
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
any more; any further; any better; any longer
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
drop (e.g. of water); drip
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
sound (of a sentence); euphony
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
how; in what way; how about
bento; Japanese box lunch
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
had better ...; had better not ...
at least; at most; (even) just
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately