then; well; so; well then
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
how; in what way; how about
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to be landed (of a fish); to be reeled in; to be caught
distinctive; characteristic
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky