to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
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
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
simply; merely; only; solely
snake; serpent; large snake
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
genuine article; real thing; real deal
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
while; during; while; although; all; both
very interesting; of great interest
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister