to be needed; to be wanted
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
do-or-die game; crucial contest
resignation; acceptance; consolation
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
book; volume; this; present; main; head
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
honorific/polite/humble prefix
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
father; dad; husband; you; he
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)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)