from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
myself; yourself; I; me; you
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
word; term; language; speech
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
in that way; like that; that way
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
shellfish; seashell; shell
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
temporary retirement; leave of absence; suspension from office
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
sorry; excuse me; thank you