alone; by oneself; on one's own
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
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
goodbye; farewell; so long
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
honorific added to names of makuuchi and juryo division wrestlers
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
fortitude; firmness of character; sturdiness; inner strength; hardihood
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
like this; such; thus; in this way
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
nothing but; except; no more than
the past; old times; bygone times; days of yore
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
chance; opportunity; occasion