to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair