mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to cease; to stop; to be over
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
memories; recollections; reminiscence
happy memory; sweet memory
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...