tribe; clan; band; family
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
fundraising; financing; cash flow
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
considerably; fairly; quite
to throw into; to toss into
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
enterprise; business; company; corporation
about; concerning; related to; -ish
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
article; thing; object; property; real estate
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
bright person; talented student; prodigy
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
by your leave; with your permission
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role