to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
many; much; plenty; hardly
to pile up; to accumulate
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
with these words; while saying
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
don't you think?; indicates question
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
number one; first; best; most; game; round
while; even though; despite
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
ten; 10; ten years of age
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
two times; twice; two degrees
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on