evening meal; dinner; supper
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
period of time; time slot; time zone
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
living; lifestyle; living room
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to have an idea; to have a clue
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
clearing one's throat; cough
to spend time (on doing something)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...