to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
serious; not joking; straight
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
war; fighting; fierce competition
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
something like ...; something called ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
two persons; two people; pair; couple
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
air transport; air lift; airlift
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
long ago; already; a long time ago