talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
name; given name; first name
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
not caring; not giving a damn
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
... years old; age (of) ...
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
senior high school; high school
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant