only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
strong independent Japanese woman from the Kochi area
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
greeting; a fine thing to say
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
homeless; homeless person
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be needed; to be wanted
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
believable; credible; trustworthy
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
clearing one's throat; cough
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst