while; during; while; although; all; both
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
myself; yourself; I; me; you
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
memories; recollections; reminiscence
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
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
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
how; in what way; how about
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary