to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
really; truly; indeed; good grief
good-for-nothing; worthless
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
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
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
future (usually near); prospects
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to be found; to be discovered
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o