pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve