to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
in that way; thus; so; so?
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
hey there; I say; see here
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
in comparison to; rather than
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
father; dad; husband; you; he
to be able to manage somehow or another
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
God; god; ace; king; superior person
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point