How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
beginning; outset; first; onset
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
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
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
father; dad; husband; you; he
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
time; hour; period; class
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic