let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
single word; a few words; brief comment
merganser (any duck of genus Mergus)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
name; given name; first name
to lay aside; to set aside
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
older brother; elder brother
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
sick person; patient; invalid
wounded person; injured person
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
woman; female; feminine gender
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
almost; roughly; approximately
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
physical work; manual labour (labor)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
indigenous language; local language; vernacular; native tongue