to pick up; to find; to gather
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
two persons; two people; pair; couple
traditional Japanese travel outfit; travel kit
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
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)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
whereabouts; country; one's home village; one's residence
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
no!; no no!; no, not at all
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
genuine article; real thing; real deal
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer