sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to say; to be called; to do
disinheritance; disowning
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
and; thereupon; because of that
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be silent; to say nothing
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
manly; masculine; like a man
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
having said that; on the other hand
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
narrow-minded; small-minded; close-minded; intolerant
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result