to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to be able to manage somehow or another
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
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.
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
name; given name; first name
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
fire brigade; fire company
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
such; like that; that sort of; very
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
walking about town; stroll around town; walking the streets (e.g. for exercise)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)