than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
dying; kicking the bucket; being ruined; being finished; ending in failure
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
in that manner; like that
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
a person without a single relative
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
nothing but; except; no more than
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement