one day; (on) a certain day
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
older brother and younger sister
polish; grinding; sharpening
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
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
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
news; word; tidings; omen
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison