oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
home delivery (of food); outside catering
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite