to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
that day; the very same day
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
trip; excursion; (drug) trip; entering another world (in fantasy fiction); tripcode (hash code of a password, used for signing posts anonymously on imageboards)
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
what time; (lit.) which hour
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to discuss; to talk together