how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
sense of values; values; value system
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
guardian; protector; patron; parent
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
though; even if; whether ... or ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
really; truly; indeed; good grief
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
alone; by oneself; on one's own
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
suffix for familiar person
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate