recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
question; inquiry; enquiry
point in common; common feature
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
father; dad; husband; you; he
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
family; members of a family
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot