to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
beginning; outset; first; onset
story; tale; talk; discussion
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
all; entire; whole; altogether
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
studies; schoolwork; classwork
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost