paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
living thing; living creature; animal; life
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
when it becomes; when it comes to
every year; yearly; annually
river; stream; River; the ... river
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in that way; thus; so; so?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
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?
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
originally; by nature; from the start
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
that day; the very same day
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)