primary school; elementary school; grade school
congratulations on entering a school; gift to someone entering a school
as a child; when one was a child
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to discuss; to talk together
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
breath; breathing; tone; mood
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
space (room, area, outer space)
how long; how far; how much
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by