parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
at a young age; while still young
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
being in love with each other
elopement; running away with a lover
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
world; society; people; the public
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
Iki (former province located on Iki Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Iki (island)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper