party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
than; from; out of; except; but; more
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
ago; since; before; previous
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
very likely; very probable
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr