to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
world; society; people; the public
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
suffix for familiar person
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
belief that human nature is fundamentally good
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
because of; owing to; due to
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
secret; private; surreptitious
results; record; grades; marks
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of