to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
singing voice; (sound of) singing
whereabout; about where; how much
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to be reminded of; to call to mind
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
at the height (peak) of one's popularity
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous