materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
of course; certainly; naturally
but; however; provided that
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
cooperation; collaboration
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
than; other than; except; but
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
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
flour; meal; powder; dust
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to mix; to stir; to blend
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
so; like this; in this way
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
man; male; masculine gender
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so