(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
family; members of a family
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
large serving; large portion
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
ten; 10; ten years of age
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
living; lifestyle; living room
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to be needed; to be wanted
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
by your leave; with your permission
(social) position; status
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date