to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
winter vacation; winter holidays
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
now; the present time; just now; another; more
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?