piece; fragment; one (object)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
while; even though; despite
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
existence; possession; having; limited company
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
to be born; to come into the world
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
senior high school student
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to be reminded of; to call to mind