opening and shutting; opening and closing
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
not understanding; not knowing
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
suffix for familiar person
it hasn't been long since
man; male; masculine gender
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
period of youth; while young
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
Watanabe Mika (1972.10.30-)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl