to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
minimum; at the very least
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to have a talk; to tell a story
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
royal capital; imperial capital
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty