grasp; catch; understanding
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
proposal; proposition; suggestion
honorific/polite/humble prefix
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
way; method; means; resource; course
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
beginning; outset; first; onset
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
sorry; excuse me; thank you
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
family; relatives; dependents; household
foreign matter; impurities
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
originally; by nature; from the start
outside of one's area of expertise
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding