to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
how; in what way; by what means
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
how; in what way; how about
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
older sister; lass; young lady
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
serious; not joking; straight
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
summer vacation; summer holiday
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
battlefield; battleground
dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
Comic Market (semiannual self-published comic book convention); comiket; comic book market; comicbook market
no!; no no!; no, not at all
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why