disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
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
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
refinement; elegance; grace
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
suffix for familiar person
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
myself; yourself; I; me; you
senior high school; high school
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)