from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
with surprise; with a start; fiercely (glare; in kabuki)
stocking shelves; stock person; stocking person
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
university graduate; having graduated from university
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to move (house); to change residence
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to lie deep in; to extend far back
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for