no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
tofu shop; tofu seller; tofu maker
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
senior high school; high school
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime