to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
man; male; masculine gender
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
trial; judgement; judgment
material; materials; data; information; documents
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
witnessing; observing; sighting