to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
hello; good day; good afternoon
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to become better; to improve
family; members of a family
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something