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
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
rapping sound (and other sounds when associated with poltergeists)
in that way; thus; so; so?
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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?
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
serious; not joking; straight
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible