to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
then; well; so; well then
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
little by little; bit by bit
to become possible; to become able to (do)
stairs; stairway; staircase
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
monetary; financial; pecuniary
such ... as; or some such
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post