to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
as expected; as predicted
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
honorific/polite/humble prefix
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
new building; new construction
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
at that time; in those days
Kagawa Prefecture (Shikoku)
educational counseling; educational guidance
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
section manager; section chief
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
personal; individual; private
surroundings; environs; circumference
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
court record; judicial record; trial record
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation