listen!; you see; mind you; remember
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
genuine article; real thing; real deal
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, incl. porpoises, belugas, etc.)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
soldier; combatant; warrior
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
nothing but; except; no more than
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
existence; being; presence
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to give directions; to issue instructions
name; given name; first name
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach