and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
long ago; a long time ago; already
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
the other day; lately; recently
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
in that way; thus; so; so?
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
meaning; significance; sense
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to ask a question; to ask questions
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
this world; this life; world of the living
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
while; even though; despite
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
indicate reason; infers some protest
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)