parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
rather; sooner; preferably
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
understood; I see; OK; present; here
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to do for (the sake of someone else)
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
fine weather; fair weather
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
even if; even though; however; no matter how
remembrance; recollection; recognition
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to go past; to pass; to pass by
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)