companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
living thing; living creature; animal; life
observation; survey; watching
journal; magazine; periodical
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
useless book learning; knowing the theory but not being able to put it into practice; (lit.) swim practice on a tatami mat
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale; to use a sprat to catch a mackerel; to get big returns on a small investment
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)