busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
as a child; when one was a child
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
day after day; day by day
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
shopping; purchased goods
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article