stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
these guys; these fellows
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
river; stream; River; the ... river
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
so; like this; in this way
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
hot topic; talk of the town
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)