to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
until now; so far; up to the present
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
regret; repentance; remorse
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
considerably; greatly; a lot
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
weekly pictorial magazine
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
line; queue; procession; matrix
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger