where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to speak ill of; to disparage
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
sincere; honest; faithful
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
honor; honour; credit; prestige
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
father; dad; husband; you; he
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
how long; how much; to what extent
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
junior high school student; middle school pupil
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
household economy; family finances
to be needed; to be wanted
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
time; hour; period; class
study; diligence; discount; reduction
results; record; grades; marks
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
maintenance; preservation; improvement