commuter pass; season ticket
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
no!; no no!; no, not at all
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
end-blown flute (esp. the recorder)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
how many years; how long; what year
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father