no!; no no!; no, not at all
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
father; dad; husband; you; he
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
a person without a single relative
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
home area; home town; local
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
preparation; arrangements
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
society; company; the public; the world
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
(having) same family and personal name
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger