care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
school building; schoolhouse
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
the other day; lately; recently
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
confections; sweets; candy; cake
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)