oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to face; to go towards; to head towards
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
about when; about what time; how soon
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
on and after; from ... onward; since
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly