need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
come out!; where are you?
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
summer vacation; summer holiday
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
birch tree (esp. the Japanese white birch, Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to worry about the future
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
family; members of a family
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
one's bosom friend; kindred-spirit
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate