origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
writing; composition; essay; sentence
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
forcibly; by force; against one's will
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to get between; to be caught in
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
shellfish; seashell; shell
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
shopping; purchased goods
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!