to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
chicken bones; chicken carcass
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to be helpful; to be useful
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
depopulation; decrease in population
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to need; to call for; to require
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
with a whack; smack; slap
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)