country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
this world; this life; world of the living
just one person; only one
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
express; special delivery
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
cook; chef; cock; tap; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown