state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
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
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
unreached; unattained; unachieved; unprecedented
product; produce; result; fruit
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
periodic; regular; routine
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state