everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
warmly; cordially; with tender care
don't you think?; indicates question
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
pardon me for leaving (first)
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
ago; since; before; previous
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
student (esp. a university student)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
of no interest; not interested
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.