easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
name; given name; first name
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
world; society; people; the public
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to pick up; to find; to gather
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
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
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate