previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
(someone else's) child; child; kid
after a long time; for the first time in a while
festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
such; like that; in that way
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight