junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to subsist; to keep on living
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to say; to be called; to do
story; tale; talk; discussion
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to have the privilege of doing
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to look young; to seem young
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence