as a child; when one was a child; childhood
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
I see; that's right; indeed
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
father; dad; husband; you; he
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to become better; to improve
together; at the same time; same; identical
two persons; two people; pair; couple
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible