village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to be needed; to be wanted
sorry; excuse me; thank you
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
New Year's Week (festivities)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to continue to do; to persist in doing
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)