I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
then; well; so; well then
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to pass (of time); to elapse
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to become clear; to be made public
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
two persons; two people; pair; couple
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny