to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
inner citadel; core; center; centre
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
welcome!; nice to see you!
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
of all things (days, etc.)
one's in-laws (esp. a woman's in-laws)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
war; battle; match; game; competition
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
something; some kind of; for some reason
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun