brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to be kind to; to treat kindly
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
bento; Japanese box lunch
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the Sea of Japan
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling