and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
single word; a few words; brief comment
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
study; research; investigation
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
honorific/polite/humble prefix
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
making practical; making useful; implementing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
while; even though; despite
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
many nights; hundred nights
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
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
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
so; like this; in this way
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)