first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
family bath (in a ryokan, etc.)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
ago; since; before; previous
summertime; summer season
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
how long; how much; to what extent
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
height (of body); stature
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
never mind!; don't worry about it
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
difficult to ...; hard to ...
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse