only; merely; but; no more than
several years; a few years
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
treating someone like a child
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
serious; not joking; straight
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
in that manner; like that
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
good humour (humor); good mood
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to feel; to sense; to experience
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
name; given name; first name
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial