nikujaga; meat and potato stew
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
in that way; thus; so; so?
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
(some) more; even more; longer; further
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...