primary school; elementary school; grade school
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
one day; (on) a certain day
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
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)
to be found; to be discovered
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to set (sun); to become dark
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
formal marriage interview
feeling; sense; impression
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
ancon; bracket; corbel piece
fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
don't worry about it; forget about it