direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
member of the House of Councillors
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
honorific/polite/humble prefix
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
support; backing; aid; assistance
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
working; being employed; being hired
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
pride; boast; credit (to)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
common people; ordinary people; masses
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition