ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
cutting in line; queue jumping
will not do; do not; does not
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
had better ...; had better not ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
I see; that's right; indeed
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
breath; breathing; tone; mood
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am