having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
how; in what way; how about
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to close (one's eyes); to shut
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
family; members of a family
such; this sort of; like this
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
alone; by oneself; on one's own
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)