all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
(someone else's) daughter
formal marriage interview
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to slap; to strike; to spank
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
so; like this; in this way
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
old couple; elderly couple
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
unrefined sake; unfiltered sake; cloudy sake