Japanese-style confectionary store
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
house where one was born; one's parents' house
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
by means of; due to; because of; according to
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to look around; to survey
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to open (one's eyes) wide
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
why; how; for what reason
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
clearing one's throat; cough
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
guide dog; seeing-eye dog
service dog (for the disabled, etc.)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear