yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to be needed; to be wanted
to cut into chunks; to chop into lumps
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
level ground; plain; flatland
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
memory; sense; experience
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
in the same way as; just like
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to put into the mouth; to eat
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...