to be needed; to be wanted
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
than; from; out of; except; but; more
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough