so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
sincere; honest; faithful
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
eating; bite (in fishing)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store