to get hungry; to become hungry
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
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)
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to be found; to be discovered
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use