in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
senior high school; high school
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
neighbourhood; neighborhood
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
suffix for familiar person
to grow up; to become an adult
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
story; tale; talk; discussion
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
older sister; lass; young lady
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
now; the present time; just now; another; more
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
really; truly; indeed; good grief
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)