close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
primary school; elementary school; grade school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
(some) more; even more; longer; further
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
genuine article; real thing; real deal
nothing but; except; no more than
just because; even if; even though
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action