few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to pass (of time); to elapse
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
article; news story; report; account