to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
how; in what way; how about
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what time; (lit.) which hour
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
clicking; clopping; clacking
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
surroundings; environs; circumference
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
several people; a few people
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included