space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
instant; moment; for an instant
occurrence; happening; incident; event
summer vacation; summer holiday
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
by myself; in person; by oneself
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
treating someone like a child
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of