occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
seventh day of the month; seven days
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
bento; Japanese box lunch
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
all present; all concerned; all of us
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
of course; certainly; naturally
perfect; complete; flawless
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
lunchbox made with loving care by one's wife
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...