to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to relate at great length; to dwell eloquently (on)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
subordinate work; assistant; servant
to abridge; to shorten; to economize
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
charm; incantation; spell; curse
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to observe carefully; to make sure
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
impudent; shameless; brazen
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
nice; likeable; desirable
surely; upon my word; by Jove; (with neg) by no means; never
as you see; as you can see
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
quite; utterly; really; completely
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
Chinese poem with five characters per line
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
long time; long interval; for quite some time
(another's) daughter; young lady (esp. of respectable upbringing)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to have learning; to be educated