when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
tenement house; row house
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
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
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
will not do; do not; does not
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)