always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
such; like that; that sort of
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
senior high school; high school
congratulations on entering a school; gift to someone entering a school
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to talk; to chat; to chatter
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
large family; extended family
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
sōmen; fine white noodles
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...