talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
had better ...; had better not ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
banker; bank proprietor; bank manager
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
time; hour; period; class
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
account book; register; ledger
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
honorific/polite/humble prefix
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to