here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
Japanese-style confectionary store
honorific/polite/humble prefix
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to move (house); to change residence
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
in that way; thus; so; so?
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
neighbourhood; neighborhood
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
due form; official; formality
household; home; family; housekeeping