legendary beast; magical beast
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
rest; break; recess; intermission
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
beginning; outset; first; onset
to talk; to chat; to chatter
pronunciation; production of sound
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
study of foreign languages; linguistics
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
almost; roughly; approximately
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength