and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be found; to be discovered
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
after a long time; for the first time in a while
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to become better; to improve
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
journal; magazine; periodical
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
how many years; how long; what year
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean