personal history; background; career
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to be smeared; to be covered
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to be silent; to say nothing
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
having no license; being unlicensed
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
to let out a cry; to shout
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
vulgar; coarse; crude; boorish; ill-mannered; mean
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
polite; respectful; reverent
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building