spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
hospitalization; hospitalisation
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
elder sister; older female friend
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays