shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
family; members of a family
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to be conspicuous; to stand out
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
coincident with; while; simultaneously
torii; Shinto shrine archway
ritual; religious service; festival
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to employ; to hire; to charter
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
educator; teacher; educationalist
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
commuting to school; school commute
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
must not; should not; do not
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete