here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
older sister; lass; young lady
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
frequenting; staying around
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
than; from; out of; except; but; more
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
preparation; arrangements
hairstyle; shape of one's head; fish served whole
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
occupation; calling; livelihood
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post