nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
memory; sense; experience
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be able to manage somehow or another
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
parting; separation; farewell
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize