time; hour; period; class
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
near; close; beside; third person
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
the other day; lately; recently
older sister; elder sister
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
for example; for instance; e.g.
neighbourhood; neighborhood
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)