a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
middle class; bourgeoisie
housing district; residential district
while; during (the time when)
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
comparatively; relatively
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
difference; variation; difference
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
professional job; profession
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship