to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
choice; selection; option
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
choices; alternatives; options
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
honorific/polite/humble prefix
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)