to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
due form; official; formality
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
end; tip; extremities; terminal
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
pupil; student; schoolchild
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
calamity; misfortune; disaster
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
memories; recollections; reminiscence
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
opposite; reverse; contrary
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
feeling; sense; impression
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be silent; to say nothing
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
don't you think?; indicates question