right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
this world; this life; world of the living
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to squash; to crush; to flatten
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
you (plural); all of you; you all
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
honour; honor; glory; privilege
(present) head of a family
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
family; relatives; dependents; household
commencing with; including
due form; official; formality
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
by means of; due to; because of; according to
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe