to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
meaning; significance; sense
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
reception room; parlor; parlour
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
in that way; thus; so; so?
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...