neck; head; dismissal; discharge
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
now; the present time; just now; another; more
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
how; in what way; by what means
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
beginning; outset; first; onset
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in