to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
had better ...; had better not ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
one more time; once more; once again
honorific/polite/humble prefix
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
(social) position; status
these guys; these fellows
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
university student; college student
private tutor; coach; governess
failure; mistake; blunder
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
what do you want?; can I help you?
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
what do you want?; can I help you?
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude