mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
this world; this life; world of the living
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to recall; to remember; to recollect
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
at; in; at; when; by; with
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
sons and daughters; children; girl
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
(present) head of a family
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
getting back to the subject at hand, ...; (but) to return to the main topic, ...; so much for digressions, ...
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
story; tale; talk; discussion
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
river; stream; River; the ... river