year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
sharply; harshly; stingingly
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
and; AND (Boolean operator)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
meaning; significance; sense
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to be needed; to be wanted
family; members of a family
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is