something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
nap room (in an office, fire station, etc.)
staying the night; lodging (at)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
one room apartment; studio apartment
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to feel; to sense; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
the other day; lately; recently
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to recall; to remember; to recollect
young master; young gentleman
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...