floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
how; in what way; by what means
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
having graduated from junior high school (as one's highest completed level of education); having completed no schooling beyond junior high school; middle school graduate
moneylending; moneylender
(economic) depression; recession; slump
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to gather; to collect; to assemble
grandfather; male senior-citizen
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
will not do; do not; does not
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
day after day; day by day
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
such; like that; that sort of
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate