recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to repeat; to do something over again
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to face; to go towards; to head towards
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
don't you think?; indicates question
heir; inheritor; successor
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
enterprise; business; company; corporation
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life