to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to this extent; to this degree; this much
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
in the morning; during the morning
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
sorry; excuse me; thank you
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
but; however; provided that
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
show; exhibition; spectacle
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
instead; but (on the other hand)
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 fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?