the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
reaction; response; reaction
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
death penalty; capital punishment
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
no!; no no!; no, not at all
such; like that; that sort of; very
meaning; significance; sense
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
since one was born; (in) all one's life
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation