mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
junior mistress (of a bar); junior mama-san
such; like that; that sort of; very
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
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
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
Watanabe Shin'ichirō (1934-)
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to beat to death; to kill
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
no!; no no!; no, not at all
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
confections; sweets; candy; cake
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to pick up; to find; to gather
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
go that far; to that extent
even if not; even without
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone