today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
prevention; precaution; protection against
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
don't you think?; indicates question
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
number one; first; best; most; game; round
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to read the situation; to sense the mood
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
childcare leave; leave taken after the compulsory maternity leave
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)