what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
river; stream; River; the ... river
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to repeat; to be frequent
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault