to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
such; like that; that sort of; very
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
how many years; how long; what year
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
family; members of a family
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
it's no joke; gimme a break!