yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
myself; yourself; I; me; you
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
studying very hard; studying like mad
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
until now; so far; up to the present
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
abandoned child; foundling
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
meaning; significance; sense
name; given name; first name
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
length (of an animal); body length
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
metre; meter; meter; gauge
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction