last night; yesterday evening
on the way back; when about to go back
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
store (house) detective; security (officer)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
woman; female; feminine gender
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
should; must; -able; probably; likely
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
care; precaution; guarding; caution
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
beyond that point; after that
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)