greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
castella (type of sponge cake)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
clearing one's throat; cough
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
tag (children's game); tig
children's game similar to Statues or Red Light Green Light; Bodhidharma fell down
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
indicate reason; infers some protest
complete stranger; total stranger
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
since then; from that time; ever since
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration