as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to pick up; to find; to gather
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
chair; stool; post; office; position
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
convenient; handy; useful
breath; breathing; tone; mood
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
number one; first; best; most; game; round
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine