to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
family; members of a family
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
no!; no no!; no, not at all
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...