so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
(being) off night duty; end of a night shift
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
hi!; yo!; hey man!; yessir!; understood!
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
please (give me); please (do for me)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)