interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
all; entire; whole; altogether
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
please (give me); please (do for me)
to be found; to be discovered
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
family; members of a family
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
beginning; outset; first; onset
name; given name; first name
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous