to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to be surprised; to be astonished
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
for your information; I'm telling you
river; stream; River; the ... river
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
Japan's best; number one in Japan
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to live; to make a living; to get on with
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
so; like this; in this way
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
clanging; empty; deserted
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable