to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
food to fill one's stomach; something to satisfy one's hunger
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
palmyra; lusterleaf holly; patra (silver incense dish placed in front of a Buddhist statue)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
neighbourhood; neighborhood
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
such; like that; in that way
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to talk; to carry meaning
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with