parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
sorry; excuse me; thank you
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
number one; first; best; most; game; round
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
how many years; how long; what year
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made