somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
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)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
should; must; -able; probably; likely
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
answer a roll call for another
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
no!; no no!; no, not at all
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
meaning; significance; sense
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
suffix for familiar person
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
dry riverbed; river beach
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
koi-koi (type of hanafuda game); koi koi
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
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
father; dad; husband; you; he
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold