to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
no!; no no!; no, not at all
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
originally; by nature; from the start
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?