easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
feeling; sense; impression
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
older sister; lass; young lady
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
selection; choice; option
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
beyond this point; from now on; after this
don't you think?; indicates question
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)