to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
it is not (like that) either
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
(not) even once; (not) ever
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
too much; excessively; too
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
autumn moon; harvest moon
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
name; given name; first name
in comparison to; rather than
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into