to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
to attempt; to test; to try out
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
resigning from a company on marriage (of a woman)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
sales; selling; marketing
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
by myself; in person; by oneself
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to understand (each other); to comprehend
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that