(period of) a year; during the era (of)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
tele-; telephone; television; Terret (wine grape variety)
won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.); won't you
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
daytime; noon; broad daylight
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
storehouse; warehouse; godown
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
truancy; school non-attendance
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)