older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
price; cost; value; worth; value
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use