letter; missive; note; mail
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
Okamoto Tarou (1911.2.26-1996.1.7)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
world fair; international exposition
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
since then; from that time; ever since
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to be biased; to be prejudiced; to be partial; to be one-sided
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
breath; breathing; tone; mood
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
imagination; supposition; guess