such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
amount of sugar; sugar content
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
no loss or gain; coming out even
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
gentle spring rain; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
name; given name; first name
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch