nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear
type (of goods); sort; (taxonomical) form; breed; variety
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
name; given name; first name
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
primary school; elementary school; grade school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
senior high school student
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
I don't want to boast but
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
as a child; when one was a child
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
mountain chain; mountains
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)