huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
older sister; lass; young lady
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
service area; toll road rest stop; rest area
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
bento; Japanese box lunch
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
and; thereupon; because of that