to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
foster father; adoptive father
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
alone; by oneself; on one's own
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
after school (at the end of the day)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
man; male; masculine gender
pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
way; method; means; resource; course
to breathe out; to exhale
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
name; given name; first name
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky