place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
trivial; not amounting to much
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
serious; not joking; straight
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square