seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
height (of body); stature
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
older sister; lass; young lady
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
if you think about it; come to think of it
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods