one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
two persons; two people; pair; couple
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
snake; serpent; large snake
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
these days; now; recently
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
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)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
old woman; joker (in old maid)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
long time; long interval; for quite some time
everything; anything; nothing
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen