indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
being fond of children; person who likes children; being liked by children
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
to talk; to chat; to chatter
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
after a long time; for the first time in a while
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something