today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
early on; earlier on; from early
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for