to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
family; members of a family
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)