a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
how many years; how long; what year
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be found; to be discovered
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
indeed; really; truly; very much
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
open field; empty lot; plain
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)