to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
partly open; in half bloom
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
tea-ceremony arbor; tea-ceremony arbour
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
first meeting; first interview with
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in