sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
oracle; revelation; divine message
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
curse; spell; malediction
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
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely