way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
name; given name; first name
trouble; bother; annoyance
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
Nagano (city, prefecture)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to join forces; to cooperate
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate