rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
study; research; investigation
the other day; a few days ago
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
materials; data; document
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be helpful; to be useful
one thin flat object; one sheet
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)