first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
sole sword; unarmed but for a sword
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
don't you think?; indicates question
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
clearing one's throat; cough
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
even more; still more; further
decision; determination; resolution
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
living room (Western style); sitting room
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions