first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
than; from; out of; except; but; more
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
whereabout; about where; how much
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
together; at the same time; same; identical
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be surprised; to be astonished
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few