number one; first; best; most; game; round
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
physical condition; state of health; shape
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
how many years; how long; what year
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student
since; henceforth; ever since
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud