cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
how; in what way; how about
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
making practical; making useful; implementing
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
recovery; undoing; recall
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
educational institution; school; academy; campus
governor-general; governor; viceroy
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly