tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
it's been a long time; long time no see
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
suffix for familiar person
squad leader; group leader; team leader
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
widowhood; widowerhood; viduity
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
vaccination; inoculation; immunization; immunisation
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
newcomer; initiate; rookie
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to say; to be called; to do
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
hey there; I say; see here
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to take to task; to take it out on