since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
third day of the month; three days
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
bowl (of rice); pair (of chopsticks)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
bento; Japanese box lunch
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
middle of the night; dead of night
very; extremely; excessively
way of eating; how to eat
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
because of; owing to; due to
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired