face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
boy; son; baby boy; young man
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
for example; for instance; e.g.
hating; strongly disliking
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding