lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to turn towards; to point
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
dubbing; adding a new audio (usu. voice) track to an existing video, film, etc.; dubbing; re-recording existing video or audio data to a new DVD, tape, etc.
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
actual profit; practical use; benefit
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
true character; real nature
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
surely; certainly; without doubt
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis