to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
un-; non-; negative prefix
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
honorific/polite/humble prefix
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
adds force or indicates command
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
mental; spiritual; emotional
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like