leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
how; in what way; how about
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
adds force or indicates command
than; from; out of; except; but; more
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
(water-filled) paddy field
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very