to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
quarrel; dispute; argument
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
that day; the very same day
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
older sister; lass; young lady
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
two persons; two people; pair; couple
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue