investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
such; this sort of; like this
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
three; three years of age
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
material; substance; matter
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty