large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
river; stream; River; the ... river
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
name; given name; first name
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
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
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
hazard area (flood, tsunami, etc.); danger zone; no man's land
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
myself; yourself; I; me; you
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching