to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
number one; first; best; most; game; round
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
spread-out sail; full sail; (sailing) downwind
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to be silent; to say nothing
reaction; response; reaction
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
company; corporation; workplace
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint