to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
youthful; young; young-looking
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
single word; a few words; brief comment
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
array; muster; line-up; full force
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
health problem; health issue
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to have a talk; to tell a story
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
weather forecast; weather report