primary school; elementary school; grade school
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
by means of; due to; because of; according to
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
please (give me); please (do for me)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to recall; to remember; to recollect
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
tension; mental strain; nervousness
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case