to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
meteor; shooting star; falling star
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
father; dad; husband; you; he
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to be silent; to say nothing
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
being left out; being ostracized
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
company president; manager; director
honorific/polite/humble prefix
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
how many people; a number of people
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to have a narrow escape from death
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)