was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
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
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
please (give me); please (do for me)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
snake; serpent; large snake
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
thousand years; millennium; eternity
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer