talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
Kinoshita Toukichirō (1920.3.25-)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
such; this sort of; like this
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
special training; intensive training; crash course
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
cherry blossom viewing party
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to accept; to receive; to agree
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important