daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
... years old; age (of) ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
after that; afterwards; thereafter
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
settlement; solution; resolution
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to stitch; to hem; to mend; to sew up; to darn
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
the other day; a few days ago
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)