to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
father; dad; husband; you; he
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
it is I who should say so
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
drama; theatre; theater; play
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
such; like that; that sort of; very
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
invitation; introduction; temptation
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
very interesting; of great interest
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character