today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
older sister; lass; young lady
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
first shrine visit of the New Year
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...