government official; clerk
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
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
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
such; this sort of; like this
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
Momotarou (legendary Japanese folk-tale hero)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...