with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
reality; actuality; hard fact
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to come back; to bloom a second time
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
day (as in holiday); daytime
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
free time; time at leisure
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
plaster or mortar-covered wall
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy