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.)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
will; testament; last request
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
investment; contribution; financing
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
multinational; transnational
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
finally; in the end; on top of all that
middle-aged woman who looks very young for her age (as through "magic")
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
supporting role (actor); minor role
decoration; ornament; trimmings
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)