to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
successively; one after another
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to torment; to torture; to harass
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
Sazae-san (Japanese comic character)
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
in the morning; during the morning
true friend; close friend
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
reaction; response; reaction
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
company fortunes; future of a company
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from