at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
father; dad; husband; you; he
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to take off one's clothes; to undress
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)