wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
had better ...; had better not ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
trouble; bother; annoyance
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
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.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who