(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
contract; compact; agreement
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
suffix for familiar person
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
please (give me); please (do for me)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
you could say that; that might be so
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
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
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence