complete stranger; total stranger
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
birth; creation; formation
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
man; male; masculine gender
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
dispersing; breaking up; running away
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
society; the world; the times
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
close; intimate; on good terms
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that