really; truly; indeed; good grief
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
fourth year of elementary school; fourth year elementary school student
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
while; during; while; although; all; both
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
how many people; a number of people
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to face; to go towards; to head towards
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
ceremony; rite; ritual; service