insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to pick up; to find; to gather
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
everything; anything; nothing
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
such; like that; that sort of; very
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
performance of one's official duties
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
document; official papers
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
book; volume; this; present; main; head
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
chair; stool; post; office; position