if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
physical condition; state of health; shape
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to pass (of time); to elapse
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
nth district of a town; nth city block
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
alone; by oneself; on one's own
evening meal; dinner; supper
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor