look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
for your information; I'm telling you
to devour; to bite to death
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
de facto husband; common-law husband
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
funny story; funny anecdote
relatively; comparatively
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
counseling room; counselling room; consulting room; advisory centre
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date