if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to recall; to remember; to recollect
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
heir; inheritor; successor
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
debut; initial stage appearance
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
practice; practising; training; study
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to talk; to chat; to chatter
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
always; all the time; never; usual; regular