passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
father; dad; husband; you; he
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad; troubadour
until now; so far; up to the present
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
hello; good day; good afternoon
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
fine weather; fair weather
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
future (usually near); prospects
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout