domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
two persons; two people; pair; couple
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
really; truly; indeed; good grief
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
of course; certainly; naturally
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
rather; better; instead; if anything
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
foothill; end section of a mountain range
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to accept; to receive; to agree
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days