heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
no!; no no!; no, not at all
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
beyond that point; after that
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
the way back; the way home; return trip
to have a talk; to tell a story
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
(telephone) transmitter; mouthpiece
changing course (of a ship or aircraft); turning
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
(one's) current position; current location; present position
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)