to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
single-mother household; fatherless family
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
society; public; community; social studies
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
all present; all concerned; all of us
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
summer festival; summer matsuri
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; palanquin; litter; lower back; waist
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that's the way it is; such is life