person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
had better ...; had better not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
broiled eel (usu. mixed into rice)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
lately; recently; nowadays
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
nape (of the neck); nucha
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
go that far; to that extent
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life