hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be born; to come into the world
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to be born; to come into the world
special; particular; peculiar; unique
spirit world; underworld; the next world
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
same village; same town; same province
Japanese person; Japanese people
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
very; extremely; excessively
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
just because; even if; even though
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to have a talk; to tell a story
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned