natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
sense of values; values; value system
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
that day; the very same day
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
name; given name; first name
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
honorific/polite/humble prefix
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
of course; certainly; naturally
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)