to talk; to carry meaning
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
(some) more; even more; longer; further
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
considerably; fairly; quite
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
valuable article; valuables
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be embarrassed; to lose face
at once; immediately; right now
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty