to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
river; stream; River; the ... river
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
woman; female; feminine gender
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
human rights; civil liberties
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
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...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
in proportion to; just as much as
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
that's the way it is; such is life
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
government; administration
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony