many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
alone; by oneself; on one's own
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
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
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to rebuke; to scold harshly
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
although I say; although one might say; although called
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to approach; to draw near
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response