to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
alone; by oneself; on one's own
large snake; heavy drinking; heavy drinker
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
one shō bottle (1.8 litres)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to grow up; to become an adult
(not so) much; (not) very
to have a talk; to tell a story