hello; good day; good afternoon
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
(present) head of a family
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
several hundred; hundreds (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
being very busy; busyness
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
this family; our family; this house; we
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
suffix for familiar person
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least