to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to look away; to turn away
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
lower half of the body; nether parts
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
results; record; grades; marks
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
to be found; to be discovered
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly