house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
number one; first; best; most; game; round
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
never mind!; don't worry about it
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
depression; low spirits; dejection
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
results; record; grades; marks
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to feel; to sense; to experience
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
while; even though; despite
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others