rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
alone; by oneself; on one's own
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)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
primary school; elementary school; grade school
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
I see; that's right; indeed
... years old; age (of) ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
story; tale; talk; discussion
fee; charge; rate; material
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar