to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
older sister; lass; young lady
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
single-mother household; fatherless family
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly