elementary; basic; rudimentary
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
in perfect form; going swimmingly
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
finding employment; getting a job
interview (e.g. for a job)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to go out and away; to leave
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
name; given name; first name
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...