master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
family; members of a family
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
year in, year out; always; 24-7
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
the other day; lately; recently
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
supreme; sublime; highest
confections; sweets; candy; cake
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
no!; no no!; no, not at all
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
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)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean