never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to apologize; to apologise
to be silent; to say nothing
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
the other day; lately; recently
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
father; dad; husband; you; he
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
neighbourhood; neighborhood
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
arm; skill; efforts; ability