and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
father; dad; husband; you; he
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to talk; to chat; to chatter
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to rise; to erect; to get up
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
video game hardware; video game console
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
living by oneself; living alone
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
meaning; significance; sense