that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
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.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
suddenly; all of a sudden
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
various places; several sources
small fraction; small proportion
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to keep away; to keep at a distance
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to name; to call; to christen; to term
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
directly under; falling perpendicularly
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
placing ropes or wires around trees to protect them from the snow; ropes stretched from the top of a tree to the lower branches to prevent their breaking under heavy snow
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
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
establishment; settlement
maintaining the status quo
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability