basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
picking; collecting; harvesting
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
tacit; unspoken; implicit
together; at the same time; same; identical
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to be needed; to be wanted
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
now that you say that; now that you mention it
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to attack; to assault; to assail
to complain; to make a complaint
if it is the case that ...
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally