(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to read aloud; to read to someone
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
very much; exceedingly; extremely
healthy; sound; wholesome
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
successively; one after another
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
bento; Japanese box lunch
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
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)
just because; even if; even though
by myself; in person; by oneself
primary school; elementary school; grade school
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
and yet; though; when; in spite of
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
seasoning; flavour; flavor
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing