to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
hot pot stew made with offal, vegetables and (often) miso
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
regret; repentance; remorse
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
had better ...; had better not ...
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
some people; a few people; several people
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start