parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
should; must; -able; probably; likely
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
after that; afterwards; thereafter
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
small toy sold with food; premium
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
priority; order of precedence
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to become possible; to become able to (do)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
container (e.g. shipping); skip
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
with these words; while saying
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
though; notwithstanding; although
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty