certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
relations; members of extended family
opening ceremony (of the school term)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
relation; connection; relevance
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to gather; to collect; to assemble
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
several weeks; a few weeks
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)