negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
needing care (of a person); needing to be looked after; troublesome; annoying; difficult
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
the same; the said; likewise
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
notice; attention; observation
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to like; to love; to be fond of
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
way of speaking; profession
long hair (usu. of a man)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
outward appearance; looks
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently