birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
vacant house; unoccupied house
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
convenience; user-friendliness
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
stigmatized property; real estate where a crime, death, etc. has occurred
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
step-up; advance; progress; increase
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
that; the matter in question
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
it is not (like that) either
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to get between; to be caught in
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...