hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
beginning; outset; first; onset
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
main; principal; chief; primary; major
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to be erected; to be built
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to live; to reside; to inhabit
the breakup (dispersal) of a family
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
already; now; no longer; not any more
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
simply; merely; only; solely
reality; actuality; hard fact
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)