duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
little something; reward; tip
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
hermit crab; renting a house; tenant
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
how; in what way; how about
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
item; something that one "just has to have"
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming