begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to be found; to be discovered
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
had better ...; had better not ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
performer; entertainer; celebrity
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
such; this sort of; like this
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago