counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
had better ...; had better not ...
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
use; utilization; utilisation; application
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
pupil; student; schoolchild
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
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
acceleration; speeding up
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
transfer student; student changing schools
introduction; presentation; referral; listing