finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
housewarming gift; housewarming
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
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
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
complete set; all; everything
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...