to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
river; stream; River; the ... river
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
such; like that; that sort of; very
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
one's original family name; maiden name
to run away (e.g. from work); to escape; to hide; to end a round with less than 20 points
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
surname; family name; last name
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
single-mother household; fatherless family
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to grow up; to become an adult
to go out and away; to leave
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
senior high school student