-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
Matsutouya Yumi (1954.1-)
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
while; during; while; although; all; both
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
front tooth; foretooth; incisor
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
just because; even if; even though
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)