seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
form; shape; figure; visage
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
man; male; masculine gender
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
two persons; two people; pair; couple
after a long time; for the first time in a while
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
just because; even if; even though
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
failure; mistake; blunder
such; like that; that sort of; very
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk