bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to recall; to remember; to recollect
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
(some) more; even more; longer; further
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to shake; to sway; to waver
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong