method; process; manner; way; means; technique
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
so; like this; in this way
to gather; to collect; to assemble
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
monme (unit of weight, 3.75 g); monme; Edo period silver coin worth between 1/50th-1/80th of a ryō
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
hey there; I say; see here
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
percentage of school attendance
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
person who has rendered distinguished service
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
trend of the times; way things are going