country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
how long; how much; to what extent
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
same village; same town; same province
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
so; like this; in this way
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)