strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
clearing one's throat; cough
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
number of times; frequency; count
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
until now; so far; up to the present
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
Japanese person; Japanese people
man; male; masculine gender
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!