particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
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
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
suddenly; all of a sudden
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
coming and going; commuting
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
how; in what way; how about
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
indeed; really; truly; very much
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death