having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
carpentry; woodworking; woodwork
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
when it becomes; when it comes to
no!; no no!; no, not at all
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
welcome!; nice to see you!
colour usage; color usage; use of colour