new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
time; season; period; phase; stage
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
please (give me); please (do for me)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...