from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
just the other day; quite recently
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to close (one's eyes); to shut
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
standard; set; routine; decided
mix; mixed-race person; multiracial person
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
elder sister; older female friend
what do you want?; can I help you?
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on