to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
living room (Western style); sitting room
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
accurate; correct; precise; exact
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
switching over to; migration; transition
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
reason for being; raison d'être
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
determination; resolution
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to be at a loss; to be puzzled