instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
father; dad; husband; you; he
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to be worried; to be troubled
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to be able to manage somehow or another
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
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
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
article; news story; report; account
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
matter causing distress; something causing worry
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me