satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
several times (as large, over)
that is to say; so that means
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
(medical) doctor; physician
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
only; merely; but; no more than
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
three sides; small offering stand
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
three; three years of age
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
just the other day; quite recently
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound