yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
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
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to cut; to slit; to slash
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
how many people; a number of people
one thin flat object; one sheet
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival