tradition; legend; folklore
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
older brother; elder brother
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?