I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
no!; no no!; no, not at all
seventh day of the month; seven days
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
primary school; elementary school; grade school
life; living; I; me; student
father; dad; husband; you; he
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
soft serve ice cream (icecream)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
only; merely; but; no more than
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed