study; research; investigation
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
aptitude; aptness; suitability
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
plant (i.e. equipment, machinery, etc.); plant; vegetation
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
beginning; outset; first; onset
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
company; corporation; workplace
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
growing child's hearty appetite
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!