mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to have an eye on; to zero in on
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
family; members of a family
greeting; a fine thing to say
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!