effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
way; method; means; resource; course
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
job application form; employee satisfaction
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
caltrop (spiked device scattered to maim infantry and horses); calthrop; caltrap
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
imagination; supposition; guess
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare