this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
until now; so far; up to the present
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
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)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
being dotted with; being scattered
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be conspicuous; to stand out
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)