to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to be silent; to say nothing
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
young master; son of a high-ranking person
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to try to do; to attempt to do
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to come off; to slip down; to slip off