apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
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
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
newly born imperial prince; newly constructed (branch) shrine
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that's true; of course; obviously
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
serious; not joking; straight
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
suffix for familiar person
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
people; citizens; subjects; folk
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am