how; in what way; by what means
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
study; diligence; discount; reduction
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)