worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
is that so?; I see; right; oh
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to grow up; to become an adult
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
heaven and earth; top and bottom
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
how long; how far; how much
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
rice-producing region; rice seller; rice shop; restaurant serving or specializing in rice dishes
home area; home town; local
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody