crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look forward to something
story; tale; talk; discussion
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
alone; by oneself; on one's own
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
suffix for familiar person
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
playmate; companion; friend to play with
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal