vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to make a (government) grant; to release (a criminal)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
pink (colour, color); peach
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
besides; in addition; also; moreover
I see; that's right; indeed
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also