confidence; trust; faith; credit
failure; mistake; blunder
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
occurrence; happening; incident; event
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
Echigoya; Echigoya (nefarious businessman; stock character in period dramas)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
rich person; wealthy person
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to say; to be called; to do
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)