right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
sorry; excuse me; thank you
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
woman; female; feminine gender
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
to be hairy (person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (person); to be dull
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
meaning; significance; sense
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
stepwise; one step at a time
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
public telephone; pay phone
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)