village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
no!; no no!; no, not at all
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
opening fully; full throttle; full power
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
no matter how much time passes
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
too good (for a child, to be true, etc.); overproduction (e.g. of crops); making too much
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to feel oneself indebted to
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation