absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
moron; idiot; stupid person
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
forcibly; against one's will
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
to be needed; to be wanted
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
you (plural); all of you; you all
first meeting; first interview with
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
surely; certainly; without doubt
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
a long time ago; in those days
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to continue; to keep up; to keep on