everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
please (give me); please (do for me)
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
all present; all concerned; all of us
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
bureau director; office chief
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)