to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
being left out; being ostracized
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
divine grace; divine favour; blessing; benefit; help
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
confections; sweets; candy; cake
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
at work; in the midst of work; working
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
outward appearance; looks
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
kiwifruit; kiwi fruit; kiwi; kiwi (bird)
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
import; importation; introduction; afferent
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging