to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
keep up your strength; chin up!
loveable; very likeable; like very much
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to talk; to chat; to chatter
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver