to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
two persons; two people; pair; couple
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
absconding; making off; taking off; slipping away; vanishing; disappearing
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong