to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
time; hour; period; class
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
while; during; while; although; all; both
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
cookware; cooking utensil
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
only; merely; but; no more than
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
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)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!