ago; since; before; previous
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
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
boy; son; baby boy; young man
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to be worried; to be troubled
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
beginning; outset; first; onset
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
(not) even once; (not) ever
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality