father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
calligrapher; individual with good penmanship
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to be intimate with; to befriend
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
rather; better; instead; if anything
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to be flexible; to be accommodating
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
name; given name; first name
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
elder sister; effeminate man
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing