to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
beginning; outset; first; onset
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)