good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
adds force or indicates command
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
study; research; investigation
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
materials; data; document
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
fresco; mural; wall painting
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")