small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to follow another's example
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
(some) more; even more; longer; further
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to be surprised; to be astonished
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
children's park; children's playground
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
impossible; unlikely; improbable
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
serious; severe; grave; acute
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham