promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to take a breath; to take a short rest
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
unexpected meeting; coincidence
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
sword battle (staged for television, etc.); sword fight
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
no!; no no!; no, not at all
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
trio; gang of three; threesome
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk
nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with