beginning; outset; first; onset
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
oyakodon; bowl of rice topped with chicken and egg (or other parent-child ingredient pairing); threesome including a parent and child
shelter; refuge; protected place
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
that; the matter in question
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
helper; assistant; help; assistance
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to turn to delinquency; to turn to crime (of a child)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted