when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
(not so) much; (not) very
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
instant; moment; for an instant
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
rolling (something); knocking down; fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line; repeatedly buying and selling
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
that's a different matter; that's a different story
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...