close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
same generation; one's generation
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
time; hour; period; class
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
by myself; in person; by oneself
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside