and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
genuine; authentic; true; real
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
whereabout; about where; how much
considerably; fairly; quite
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
primary school; elementary school; grade school
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
bar code; comb over (on a balding man); combover
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
at that time; in those days
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
excess; surplus; superabundance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person