toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
in search of; in order to look for
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to have a talk; to tell a story
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
mental health; mental hygiene
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
cowrie (esp. the chocolate cowrie, Mauritia mauritiana); cowry
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
primary school; elementary school; grade school
door; gate; opening; title page
to look around; to survey
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
several people; a few people