to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
such; like that; that sort of
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
independence; self-reliance
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case