lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
now; the present time; just now; another; more
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to have a talk; to tell a story
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
instability; insecurity; crankiness
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?