hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
response; less; -less; loess; wrestling; sexless
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
with a friendly grin; smilingly
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
way of talking; speaking style
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
foreign; abroad; overseas
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
don't worry about it; forget about it
pronunciation; production of sound
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
name; given name; first name
welcome!; nice to see you!
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
please (give me); please (do for me)
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
small token of one's sentiments; just slightly; only a bit
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
poisonous hair; urticating hair; urticating bristles
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later