to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
myself; yourself; I; me; you
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
time; hour; period; class
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
considerably; greatly; a lot
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
beginning; outset; first; onset
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do