father; dad; husband; you; he
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
summer vacation; summer holiday
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
one thin flat object; one sheet
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox