fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
to pretend; to act (as if)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to be erected; to be built
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
of course; certainly; naturally
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; smart; clever
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
two persons; two people; pair; couple
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period