conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
early arrival (at work); reporting early for work; taking an early shift; leaving the house early in the morning (to go to work)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
no!; no no!; no, not at all
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
in this way; thus; such; uh...
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
I see; that's right; indeed
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
name; given name; first name
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)