there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to grow up; to become an adult
health; healthy; sound; fit
inside one's heart; in one's mind
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to be surprised; to be astonished
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to watch over; to watch attentively
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
it is I who should say so
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
business trip; official trip
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
letter; missive; note; mail
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
while; during; while; although; all; both
meaning; significance; sense