to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
difficult to ...; hard to ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
please (give me); please (do for me)
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
two persons; two people; pair; couple
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
originally; by nature; from the start
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
at that time; in those days
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
while; during; while; although; all; both
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
suffix for familiar person
very interesting; of great interest
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
than; other than; except; but
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
all-America; pan-American; all of America
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
having nothing except one's body; having empty pockets; being penniless
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight