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 worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
feeling of a house or a room
in that manner; like that
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
grandfather; male senior-citizen
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
memory; sense; experience
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
one's original family name; maiden name
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
very much; exceedingly; extremely
from here; from this place
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
never mind!; don't worry about it
grandpa; grampa; gramps; grandfather
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
breathing of a sleeping person
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.