home area; home town; local
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
dry snacks (e.g. crackers, nuts, dried squid, esp. to go with drinks)
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
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
Katharine; Katherine; Katheryn
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
telephone call; telephone (device)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
large amount of money; great cost
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
any more; any further; any better; any longer
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)