instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody