and;  besides;  because;  since;  the thing is;  for one thing
 father;  dad;  husband;  you;  he
 promise;  agreement;  convention;  rule;  destiny;  fate
 preparation;  arrangements;  getting ready;  provision;  setup;  reserving
 ah!;  oh!;  yes;  indeed;  aah;  gah
 to understand;  to comprehend;  to become clear;  to be known;  I know!;  I think so too!
 to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing);  to leave;  to depart;  to be about to leave;  to be just going out
 roughly;  approximately;  (cutting) in one stroke;  (breaking apart) with vigour;  (cutting) deeply;  (splitting) wide open
 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
 first floor;  ground floor;  one floor;  one storey;  one rank
 to descend (e.g. a mountain);  to go down;  to alight (e.g. from bus);  to get off;  to step down;  to retire;  to be granted
 faint;  dim;  weak;  poor;  wretched;  meagre
 lower floor;  downstairs;  bottom of the stairs;  foot of the stairs
 to talk;  to chat;  to chatter
 voice;  singing (of a bird);  chirping (of an insect);  voice;  opinion (as expressed in words);  sound;  sense (of something's arrival)
 indicates word or phrase being defined;  used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.);  with;  (not) as much as;  (not) so much as;  the fact that
 fullness;  completion;  enhancement;  improvement;  replenishment;  repletion
 enjoyable;  fun;  pleasant;  happy;  delightful
 every day;  daily;  day after day;  days (e.g. good old days)
 appearing ...;  looking ...;  way to ...;  method of ...ing;  form;  style
 something;  something or other;  so-and-so;  somehow;  anyhow;  one way or another
 to rise;  to erect;  to get up
 another time;  again;  over again;  formally;  especially;  intentionally
 to look out over;  to survey (scene);  to take an extensive view of
 in;  on;  at (place);  as for;  regarding
 television;  TV;  TV program;  TV programme;  TV broadcast
 model;  type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.);  type;  style;  mold (mould);  template;  kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
 video game hardware;  video game console
 pipe shaft (in a building);  riser shaft
 bookshelves;  bookshelf;  bookcase
 to shine;  to be visible;  to be tinged with;  to rise (of water levels);  to flow in;  to be felt (i.e. as an emotion);  to come over one
 living by oneself;  living alone
 to reach the point that;  to come to be that;  to turn into
 to take;  to carry (something) away;  to bear
 memory;  recollection;  remembrance;  storage
 to wake (someone) up (by calling for them);  to awaken;  to call (to mind);  to bring back (memories);  to evoke
 only;  merely;  approximately;  about;  just (finished, etc.);  as if to;  (as though) about to
 to see;  to look;  to examine;  to look over;  to look after;  to attend to;  to experience
 both (hands, parents, sides, etc.);  counter for carriages (e.g. in a train);  counter for vehicles;  ryō;  tael;  ryō;  pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
 with a click;  with a snap;  ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
 to strike;  to clap;  to play drums;  to abuse;  to bash;  to consult;  to sound out
 meaning;  significance;  sense