knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
boy; son; baby boy; young man
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
super hero play; playacting as action heroes
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be needed; to be wanted
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
time; hour; period; class
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
opening and shutting; opening and closing
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point