to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
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)
rest; break; recess; intermission
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
you could say that; that might be so
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
that's the way it is; such is life
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
now that; since; so long as; because
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
life; living; I; me; student
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
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
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to forget to put in; to leave out