alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
beginning; outset; first; onset
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
incessant working; working non-stop
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
family; members of a family
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
for your information; I'm telling you
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
calamity; misfortune; disaster