to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
sorry; excuse me; thank you
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
preparation; arrangements
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
adds force or indicates command
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
evening; last night; yesterday evening
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
beginning; outset; first; onset
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
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
reality; actuality; hard fact