danger; peril; hazard; risk
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
Japanese-style confectionary store
mizu yōkan; soft adzuki-bean jelly
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
and; thereupon; because of that
MacGuffin (plot device); McGuffin; maguffin
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
last week; the week before
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
such ... as; or some such
since then; from that time; ever since
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
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie