boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
but; however; provided that
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
player (of music, instrument, etc.)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
silence; stillness; quietness
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
the other day; lately; recently
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
in one's own way or style
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
to approach; to draw near
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal