cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to speak; to say; to vocalize
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
hello; good day; good afternoon
it's been a long time; long time no see
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing
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
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
while; during; while; although; all; both
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)