song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
really; truly; indeed; good grief
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
so; like this; in this way
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to be silent; to say nothing
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
I see; that's right; indeed
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
warp; curvature; curve; arch
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
buying futures; speculation
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)