to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
every year; yearly; annually
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to gather; to collect; to assemble
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
honorific/polite/humble prefix
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
armed forces; military; troops
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
all; entire; whole; altogether
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care