parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to accept; to receive; to agree
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
it is not (like that) either
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
close; intimate; on good terms
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
true character; true heart; true spirit
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to press a question; to cross-examine
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
moment; brief space of time
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa