when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
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
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to go to; to visit; to call on
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
have a good day; take care; see you
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous