polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to say; to be called; to do
last week; the week before
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
please (give me); please (do for me)
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
just because; even if; even though
to hand over; to surrender
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
door frame; window frame; frame sections of the door or window that provide most of its structural integrity
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)