to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
meeting hall; assembly hall
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
diploma; licence; license
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
in this way; thus; such; uh...
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
feeling; sense; impression
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
(some) more; even more; longer; further
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
trusting too much; overestimating ability
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
as is usual with; in common with
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
difference; variation; difference
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
rank-deciding competitions (e.g. in go or shogi)