house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to repeat; to do something over again
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
banquet or reception hall
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to change completely; to change suddenly
tension; mental strain; nervousness
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
low tone; bass; low voice
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
form; shape; figure; visage
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
at that time; in those days
it is not (like that) either
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections