breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
suffix for familiar person
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
the same generation; coeval
surname; family name; last name
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
clinic; medical office; infirmary
militarism; warlike spirit
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
(verbal) message; word (from someone)