one's own handwriting; autograph
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
considerably; greatly; a lot
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
serialization; serialisation; serial story
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
explosive increase; rising dramatically; shooting up
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)