pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to pass (of time); to elapse
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
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
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
clearing one's throat; cough
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
while; during; while; although; all; both
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
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
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
as you see; as you can see
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?