negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to be annoying; to be troublesome
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
the same; the said; likewise
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
notice; attention; observation
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to like; to love; to be fond of
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
way of speaking; profession
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently