to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
man born and raised in Kyushu; Kyushu man
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
forcibly; by force; against one's will
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)