house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
disaster; calamity; misfortune
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
literary fragment; interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
arm; skill; efforts; ability
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of