eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
instant; moment; for an instant
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
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
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
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.)
criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year