vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
slight; insignificant; small
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to shake; to sway; to waver
two persons; two people; pair; couple
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
such; like that; that sort of; very
meaning; significance; sense
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
very interesting; of great interest
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")