and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
no!; no no!; no, not at all
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
close; intimate; on good terms
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be kind to; to treat kindly
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
so; like this; in this way
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
older sister; lass; young lady
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
presence (impressive quality)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
welcome!; nice to see you!
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
loveable; very likeable; like very much
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
considerably; greatly; a lot