beloved child; dear child
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
very much; really; extremely
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
time; hour; period; class
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
father; dad; husband; you; he
favourite motto; pet saying
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to be transparent; to show through
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard