indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
physical condition; state of health
in perfect form; going swimmingly
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently