endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
for this very reason; that is exactly why
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
because of; owing to; due to
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
yen (currency of Japan); circle
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
letter of invitation; invitation card
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
since then; from that time; ever since
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
now; the present time; just now; another; more