almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to increase; to add to; to augment
political measures; policy
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
dawn; daybreak; beginning
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
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
is that so?; I see; right; oh
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
name; given name; first name
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm