to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
semi-arid; semiarid; semidry
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
mountain range; mountain belt
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
dietetics; nutritional science
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
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)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
I see; that's right; indeed
how; in what way; how about
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial