flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
regret; repentance; remorse
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
at least; at most; (even) just
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to kill; to beat to death
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
day after day; day by day
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
every station; local train; train that stops at every station
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
prescription; statute of limitations; lapsing with time (e.g. of an obligation); no longer standing (e.g. of a promise); ageing; aging
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
while; during; while; although; all; both