silence; stillness; quietness
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
time; season; period; phase; stage
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
society; public; community; social studies
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
time; hour; period; class
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly