to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
memories; recollections; reminiscence
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
second marriage; remarriage
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
such; like that; that sort of; very