cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to move (house); to change residence
electricity; (electric) light
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
house across the street; neighbor across the street
large stone; boulder; dragon; long group of connected stones spanning a wide area
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
it's been a long time; long time no see
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
garbage day; rubbish collection day
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
redoing; doing over again
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
garbage bag; trash bag; bin bag
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give