called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
at once; immediately; right now
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
from the viewpoint of; according to
older sister; elder sister
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
just one person; only one
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
two persons; two people; pair; couple
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)