an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
school building; schoolhouse
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
the other day; lately; recently
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
confections; sweets; candy; cake