because of; owing to; due to
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be conspicuous; to stand out
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
double; twice (as much); twofold
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
over the fence (e.g. looking, conducting a conversation); back-fence
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
neighbourhood; neighborhood
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
convenient; handy; useful
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
so; like this; in this way
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
over-fond parent; doting parent
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings