a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
such; like that; that sort of; very
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
so; like this; in this way
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture; salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to pass (of time); to elapse
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
honorific/polite/humble prefix
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
shopping; purchased goods