sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
rather; better; instead; if anything
dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
suffix for familiar person
cholangitis; angiocholitis
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
pull; patronage; tug; discount
tradition; legend; folklore
in good health; alive and well; going strong
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now