story; tale; talk; discussion
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
serious; not joking; straight
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
how; in what way; I wonder
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
book; volume; this; present; main; head
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
adds force or indicates command
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing