time; hour; period; class
to some extent; to a certain extent
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
such; this sort of; like this
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
heir; inheritor; successor
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
family structure; family composition; family makeup
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
marriage ceremony; wedding
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless