only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
secret; private matter; confidential matter
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
suffix for familiar person
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to be found; to be discovered
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism); striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
while; during; while; although; all; both
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
for the present; for the time being
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at