to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
company president; manager; director
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
gummy; gummi; gummi candy
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
tag (children's game); tig
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
stairs; stairway; staircase
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
serves you right!; see what happens!
how; in what way; how about
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice