approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
sorry; excuse me; thank you
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
conditionally; with conditions attached
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)