primary school; elementary school; grade school
father; dad; husband; you; he
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
business trip; official trip
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
preparation; arrangements
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
no!; no no!; no, not at all
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
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
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
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 go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
always; all the time; never; usual; regular