unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be surprised; to be astonished
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to attempt; to test; to try out
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
wives and tatami mats are best when new
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
how many people; a number of people
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
so; like this; in this way
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict