older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
toadstool; poisonous mushroom
now; the present time; just now; another; more
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
honorific/polite/humble prefix
master; teacher; stable master
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike