what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
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
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
together; at the same time; same; identical
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
devotion to one's wife; doing things for one's wife
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
your husband; her husband
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in that way; like that; that way
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr