direct descent; direct line
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
immediately; right away; on the spot
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to gather; to collect; to assemble
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to compete with; to vie for
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much