to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
it's no joke; gimme a break!
one day; (on) a certain day
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
(another's) daughter; young lady
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be silent; to say nothing
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
close; intimate; on good terms
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
a little bit; a little while
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable