as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
had better ...; had better not ...
until now; so far; up to the present
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
tradition; legend; folklore
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
myself; yourself; I; me; you
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...