to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
had better ...; had better not ...
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
you (plural); all of you; you all
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
telephone call; telephone (device)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
Chiba Prefecture (Kanto area)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish