country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
in the meanwhile; during the time
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to be needed; to be wanted
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(not) even once; (not) ever
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to become pale; to turn pale
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
conviction; belief; confidence
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to grimace; to make a wry face
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to detain; to check; to restrain
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
older sister; elder sister
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
every month; each month; monthly
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress