pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
in the same way as; just like
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)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
difficult to ...; hard to ...
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
tedious; boring; being fed up with
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion