older sister; lass; young lady
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
look!; there!; here!; that is
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
police; police officer; police station
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
river; stream; River; the ... river
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to be found; to be discovered
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to strangle; to constrict
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
primary school; elementary school; grade school
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)