far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
hello; good day; good afternoon
undulating melodic ornamentation or embellishment, esp. in folk and popular songs; unit of timber measurement
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
one's own work; making by oneself
fallen hair; combings; hair left on comb
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
January; first month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to throw into; to toss into
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
okara; soy pulp; tofu dregs; edible pulp separated from soybean milk in the production of tofu
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression