foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to stick it out (until the end)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
long ago; a long time ago; already
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to talk; to chat; to chatter
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
genuine article; real thing; real deal
sword; blade; single stroke
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); (arch.) assistance; (arch.) help
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)