entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
separation; farewell; parting
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
work; business; company; study
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
practice; practising; training; study
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
goodbye; farewell; so long
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
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?
to be silent; to say nothing
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed