dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
(one) letter; (one) character
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
name; given name; first name
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
all; entire; whole; altogether
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
starting line; starting point
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than