number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
aging; ageing; adding to one's years
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
after that; afterwards; thereafter
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
criticism; commentary; review
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
single word; a few words; brief comment
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to take over; to hand over
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school