to grow up; to become an adult
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
trainer (someone who works with sports athletes); sweatshirt
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
beginning; outset; first; onset
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
such; this sort of; like this
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
very; extremely; excessively
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back