by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
number one; first; best; most; game; round
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
in comparison to; rather than
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to be full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); to be rich; to be robust (in flavor); to be full-flavored
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
father; dad; husband; you; he
honorific/polite/humble prefix
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
book; volume; this; present; main; head