mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
switching over to; migration; transition
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
follower; attendant; valet; servant
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
knowing; (an) acquaintance
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to send or direct a person to
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
of course; certainly; naturally
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
(social) position; status
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)