thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to move (house); to change residence
electricity; (electric) light
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
father; dad; husband; you; he
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
house across the street; neighbor across the street
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
it's been a long time; long time no see
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
garbage day; rubbish collection day
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out