to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
ladder form of "high" kanji
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
people; citizens; subjects; folk
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
to say; to be called; to do
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
please (give me); please (do for me)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
world fair; international exposition
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding