voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
in that way; like that; that way
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
body; group; party; company; troupe
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
police officer; policeman; constable
police substation; residential police box
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
how many years; how long; what year
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament