safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
leaving temporarily; stepping out; going away for a while; camera focusing error (on a space between two objects)
legal guardians' association; parents' association (at a school); parent-teacher's meeting
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
agreement; rule; arrangement; decision
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
then; well; so; well then
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence