lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
story; tale; talk; discussion
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
piece of evidence; evidence
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
return; restoration; refund; (duty) drawback
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago