to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
telephone call; telephone (device)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
rest; break; recess; intermission
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
to be silent; to say nothing
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
selection; choice; option
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
lost article; something forgotten
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
living with one's parents; living at home
I see; that's right; indeed