fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to recall; to remember; to recollect
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
such; this sort of; like this
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
story; tale; talk; discussion
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
like this; this sort; this way
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
please; somehow or other; one way or another
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
spinning mill; filature; thread-manufacturing plant; silk mill
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)