thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
than; from; out of; except; but; more
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
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
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
name; given name; first name
one day; (on) a certain day
Japanese person; Japanese people
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
elopement; running away with a lover
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
very young; little; childish; immature
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
beginning; outset; first; onset
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...