to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
that; the matter in question
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
world; society; people; the public
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
northern part; the north (of a region)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
that's the way it is; such is life
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
husband and wife; married couple
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
such; like that; that sort of; very