to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
woman; female; feminine gender
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
cameraphobia; dislike of having one's photograph taken
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
construction; establishment
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
company president; manager; director
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
property; fortune; assets
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
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
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding