the other day; lately; recently
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
unidentified flying object; UFO
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
guard; security (officer); guardsman
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to