new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
father; dad; husband; you; he
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
study; diligence; discount; reduction
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
such; like that; that sort of; very
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
that's the way it is; such is life
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
license; permit; licence; certificate