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
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
ago; since; before; previous
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
instant; moment; for an instant
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
such; like that; that sort of; very
in this way; thus; such; uh...