house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded