(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to get hungry; to become hungry
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
3rd day of the month; three days
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
poop; poo; faeces; crap; trash; garbage
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during