older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
small, round cookie; small, round biscuit
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
lucky-dip bag; grab bag; mystery package (with a variety of articles possibly worth more than the purchase price)
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!