control; management (e.g. of a business)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to pick up; to find; to gather
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)