interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
two persons; two people; pair; couple
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
mantis shrimp (any marine crustacean of order Stomatopoda, esp. the species Oratosquilla oratoria)
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
that's the way it is; such is life
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
family; members of a family