tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
understood; I see; OK; present; here
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
consequence; outcome; result; blame
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
hair crab (Erimacrus isenbeckii)
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty