it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
place where one works; construction site; working area
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
of course; certainly; naturally
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
man; male; masculine gender
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
country living; life in the country; country life
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
tedious; boring; being fed up with
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
how many years; how long; what year