moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
forked tree; forked branch
any more; any further; any better; any longer
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
busy; having no (free) time
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
long (time); protracted; prolonged
level ground; plain; flatland
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
difference; discrepancy; variation
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to become settled; to be fixed
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hills and fields; countryside
product; produce; result; fruit
use; utilization; utilisation; application
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft