to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
foreign; abroad; overseas
dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
mass communication; mass media
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
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.)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
bad influence; negative influence
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
tone (of voice); manner of talking
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
continuation; succession; series
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel