learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
while; even though; despite
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
cooking; food preparation
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!