My words

過去

かこ

a past (ie a personal history one would prefer remained secret) ones past past (tense) preterit preterite previous life the past bygone days the previous

懐かしい

なつかしい

dear desired missed

に取って

にとって

to, for, concerning, as far as... is concerned, regarding

として

as (ie in the role of) for (ie from the viewpoint of) apart from (used to change the topic) even (eg not even a single person) thinking that trying to

義務

ぎむ

duty obligation responsibility

真面目

しんめんもく しんめんぼく まじめ

diligent, serious, honest, sober, grave, earnest, steady

受け取る

うけとる

to receive to get to accept to take to interpret to understand

元

もと げん

origin, source, base, basis, foundation, root, cause, ingredient, material, (somebody's) side, (somebody's) location, original cost (or capital, principal, etc.), (plant) root, (tree) trunk, first section of a waka, counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry), handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.), grip, unknown (e.g. in an equation)

呼ばれる

よばれる

to be called (a name), to be referred to (as), to be treated to something (e.g. a meal), to be invited to

通う

かよう

to go to and from (a place), to go back and forth between, to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.), to ply between, to go to (school, work, etc.), to attend, to commute, to frequent, to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity), to be communicated (e.g. thought), to resemble

相談

そうだん

consultation, discussion

書留

かきとめ

registered mail, registration (e.g. of mail), writing down, putting on record, recording, making a note of

個人

こじん

individual, private person, personal, private

知らせる

しらせる

to notify, to advise, to inform

足りない

たりない

insufficient, not enough, lacking, dim-witted, slow, one brick short of a full load

矢っ張り

やっぱり

too, also, likewise, either, still, as before, even so, either way, nonetheless, in any event, all the same, as expected

要求

ようきゅう

demand, firm request, requisition, requirement, desire

世話

せわ

looking after, help, aid, assistance

広告

こうこく

advertisement, ad, advertising

其れに

それに

besides, in addition, also, moreover

最初

さいしょ

beginning, outset, first, onset

何回か

なんかいか

a few times

削器

さっき

(stone) scraper

無ければ

なければ

if it does not exist, if it is not there, if it is not..., unless one..., if one does not...

宜しければ

よろしければ

if you please, if you don't mind, when you're ready, if you want, if that's alright with you

起きる

おきる

to get up, to rise, to wake up, to be awake, to stay awake, to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents), to happen, to take place

組

くみ

set (of items), group (of people), class (of students), company (esp. construction), family (i.e. mafia), team, typesetting, composition

慣れた

なれた

experienced, practiced, practised, familiar

磨く

みがく

to polish, to shine, to brush (e.g. teeth), to refine, to improve

上がる

あがる

to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised, to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in, to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade, to get out (of water), to come ashore, to increase, to improve, to make progress, to be promoted, to advance, to be made (of profit, etc.), to occur (esp. of a favourable result), to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.), to be finished, to be done, to be over, (of rain) to stop, to lift, to stop (working properly), to cut out, to give out, to die, to win (in a card game, etc.), to be arrested, to turn up (of evidence, etc.), to be deep fried, to be spoken loudly, to get stage fright, to be offered (to the gods, etc.), to go, to visit, to eat, to drink, to be listed (as a candidate), to serve (in one's master's home), to go north, indicates completion