to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
serious; not joking; straight
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
maternity leave; paternity leave
childcare leave; leave taken after the compulsory maternity leave
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
title fight; championship match
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
generation; the world; the age
to gather; to collect; to assemble
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to take; to catch; to capture
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
journal; magazine; periodical
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing