until now; so far; up to the present
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
please (give me); please (do for me)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
letter; missive; note; mail
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that