as a child; when one was a child; childhood
town; city; municipal; urban
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
magic; sorcery; incantation
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
don't you think?; indicates question
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
and then; and so; and; so then
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to attempt; to test; to try out
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to tighten; to press hard
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to