standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
time; hour; period; class
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)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
operation; functioning; running
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
company president; manager; director
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
bet; wager; stake; gamble
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to be found; to be discovered
breathing of a sleeping person