look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to employ; to hire; to charter
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
one parent; single parent
older brother and younger sister
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
juvenile vagrant; street urchin; waif; guttersnipe
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
orphan; person without friends
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
government; administration
livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)