one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
pottery; earthenware; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
classification; categorization; sorting
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
address (on envelope, etc.); addressee
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
portrait of a beautiful woman (esp. ukiyo-e); bijin-ga
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle