to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
rather; better; instead; if anything
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
about; concerning; related to; -ish
nothing but; none other than
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
really; truly; indeed; good grief
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
time; season; period; phase; stage
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
rotten smell; putrid odor
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
time; hour; period; class
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
contrary to one's expectations