to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
long ago; already; a long time ago
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
relationships with the opposite sex
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
door; gate; opening; title page
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
ex-wife; former wife; previous wife
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
name; given name; first name
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
just a minute; small quantity
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
road maintenance; road improvement
bureau director; office chief
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
at that time; in those days