ancestor; forefather; foremother
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
animal rights; animal welfare; animal protection
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
tradition; legend; folklore
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
father; dad; husband; you; he
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
should; must; -able; probably; likely
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
boy; son; baby boy; young man
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to happen to meet; to come across
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
club activities; extracurricular activities