to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
two persons; two people; pair; couple
police officer; policeman; constable
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
follow-up report; further news
offender; criminal; culprit
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
repeated occurrence; frequently occurring
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
flight; desertion; escape
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation